Hunting License

It is very difficult to receive a hunting license in Ontario. A person must go through many steps to obtain one, and many believe it is not worth the time and money. This way, not anyone will hunt, only those who have a job in the hunting industry, or those who are involved in the sport, will go out of their way to obtain one. This encourages safe hunting and legal hunting with restrictions.


To hunt in Ontario, you must have a hunting version of the outdoors card and a applicable license. There are two types of hunters in Ontario, a gun hunter and a non-gun hunter. A gun hunter is allowed to carry a gun, and is allowed to use it on specific hunt able animals. A non gun hunter, is not allowed to carry a gun, but is allowed to carry other weapons, that will allow them to hunt animals.

This is an example of the Ontario hunting Licence.

This is a chart comprised by the Canadian Government which shows all the different licence types and how one can obtain them and the fee included.

Licence Type
Available From
Fee
Hunting/Fishing Outdoors Card plus three-year small game licence tag and three-year sport fishing licence tag.
·         Available by mail (new application or renewal)
·         by telephone at 1-800-288-1155 (renewal only)
·         at ontario.ca/outdoorscard (renewal only)
NOTE: This licence type is available as an "instant" E-licence when the Outdoors Card is renewed over the Internet.
$159.96
Base Price $141.56
HST $18.40
Hunting/Fishing Outdoors Card plus three-year small game licence tag and three-year conservation fishing licence tag.
·         Available by mail (new application or renewal)
·         by telephone at 1-800-288-1155 (renewal only)
·         at ontario.ca/outdoorscard (renewal only).
NOTE: This licence type is available as an "instant" E-licence when the Outdoors Card is renewed over the Internet.
$125.22
Base Price $110.81
HST $14.41
Hunting/Fishing Outdoors Card plus three-year small game licence tag.
·         Available by mail (new application or renewal)
·         by telephone at 1-800-288-1155 (renewal only)
·         at ontario.ca/outdoorscard (renewal only)
NOTE: This licence type is available as an "instant" E-licence when the Outdoors Card is renewed over the Internet.
$78.37
Base Price $69.35
HST $9.02

Hunting/Fishing Outdoors Card only (no fishing or hunting licence tags), valid for three years.

NOTE: this Outdoors Card becomes a licence only when accompanied by a licence tag or E-licence. For some types of hunting, a paper licence, game seal and/or validation tag will also be required.
·         Available by mail (new application or renewal)
·         by telephone at 1-800-288-1155 (renewal only)
·         at ontario.ca/outdoorscard (renewal only).
$9.68
Base Price $8.57
HST $1.11
Ontario resident's moose licence tag, game seal and draw application. Expires December 31 in year of purchase.
·         Available by telephone (1-800-288-1155) from April 21 to May 31 for hunters who wish to apply for a moose validation tag on the automated telephone licensing line (with a credit card).
·         Also available from numerous licence issuers throughout Ontario. For the location of the issuer nearest you, contact the MNR office that serves your area.
$51.18
Base Price $45.29
HST $5.89
Ontario resident's deer licence tag, game seal and draw application. Expires December 31 in the year of purchase.
·         Available by telephone (1-800-288-1155) from March 1 to June 30 for hunters who wish to apply for an antlerless deer validation tag on the automated telephone licensing line (with a credit card).
·         Also available from numerous licence issuers throughout Ontario. For the location of the issuer nearest you, contact the MNR office that serves your area.
$43.91
Base Price $38.86
HST $5.05
Ontario farmer's deer licence tag, game seal and draw application. Expires December 31 in the year of purchase.
·         Available at the ServiceOntario Centre that serves your area.

$25.58

Base Price $22.64
HST $2.94
Additional deer seals (offered in selected Wildlife Management Units only).
·         Available for many of the selected WMUs by telephone at 1-800-288-1155 from July 19 to August 3.

$43.91

Base Price $38.86
HST $5.05
Ontario resident's black bear licence tag and game seal. Expires December 31 in year of purchase.
·         Available from numerous licence issuers throughout Ontario. For the location of the issuer nearest you, contact the MNR office that serves your area.

$43.91
Base Price $38.86
HST $5.05
Second game seal for black bear(offered in selected Wildlife Management Units only).
·         Available at ServiceOntario Centres.

$43.91
Base Price $38.86
HST $5.05

Game seals for wolves/coyotes(required in selected WMUs only). Valid only with a small game licence tag.
·         Available at ServiceOntario Centres.

$10.50

Maximum is two seals per hunter

Base Price $9.29
HST $1.21
Ontario resident's one-year small game licence tag. Expires December 31 of the year for which it is valid.
·         Available from numerous licence issuers throughout Ontario. For the location of the issuer nearest you, contact the MNR office that serves your area.
·         Also available as an "instant" E-licence at ontario.ca/outdoorscard.

$22.89
Base Price $20.26
HST $2.63

Ontario resident's licence (paper licence) and game seal to hunt wild turkey during the spring open season. Valid only with a small game licence tag.

NOTE: A fall wild turkey licence cannot be used for the spring hunt. The spring wild turkey licence is a separate licence.
·         Available by automated telephone licensing line (1-800-288-1155) with a credit card from March 1 to April 30.
·         Also available from selectedServiceOntario Centres and selected licence issuers in participating MNR districts.
$26.93

Maximum is two spring wild turkey licences per hunter.
Base Price $23.83
HST $3.10

Ontario resident's licence (paper licence) and game seal to hunt wild turkey during the fall open season. Valid only with a small game licence tag.

NOTE: A spring wild turkey licence cannot be used for the fall hunt. The fall wild turkey licence is a separate licence.
·         Available from selectedServiceOntario Centres
·         Available from selected licence issuers in participating MNR districts
$26.93

Maximum is one fall wild turkey licence per hunter.

Base Price $23.83
HST $3.10
Temporary Hunting/Fishing Outdoors Card.
·         Available at ServiceOntario Centres.

$9.68
 plus an administrative fee of $10.50

Base Price $17.86
HST $2.32